July 2009
June 2009
“At one point, trying out a debating point that she believed showed she could...”
– Todd S. Purdum on Sarah Palin | vanityfair.com
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-28) →
Arcade Fire (108)
Pulp (94)
The Cure (80)
David Bowie (78)
Bloc Party (64)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Watchadamiss:
A brief history of the last several hours on the Michael Jackson Wikipedia article
xxxjustinralconxxx:justinday:
“Already he was the most popular musician in America, riding high with...”
– Patented backward dance moves?
Dear CNN: It was called THE FUCKING MOONWALK.
“Scott discusses the influx of “warbloggers” immediately after September 11,...”
– Word.
rc3.org — Notes on Say Everything
True or False?
Nobody—no artist, writer, musician or thinker—has had greater influence on the modern creative class than Steve Jobs.
“The Nike+ sensor consists of just three parts. There’s an accelerometer...”
– The Nike Experiment: How the Shoe Giant Unleashed the Power of Personal Metrics
Dear CNN
Look CNN, if I want to read Tweets; I’ll read Twitter.
You’re acting like one of those annoying, compulsive-retweeters, who never have anything original to say but instead just parrot updates from other people.
Except you’re not retweeting on Twitter. You’re doing it live and on the air.
We get it. People are talking about Iran on Twitter. We know where to find Twitter....
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-21) →
Grandaddy (46)
Vampire Weekend (38)
Arcade Fire (28)
Spoon (26)
Fleet Foxes (22)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Mount Whitney Shuttle →
Shuttle from Whitney portal to JMT trailhead
John Muir Trail 2007 →
“There were people of all ages. I saw an old man on crutches, middle-aged office...”
– A Supreme Leader Loses His Aura as Iranians Flock to the Streets
Twitter & Iran: Yes, Let's Be Real →
As always happens, first came the hype, followed by the backlash.
After spending a few days talking about the Twitter revolution, reporters began (rightly) calling shenanigans. The tipping point seemed to be this smart post from Joshua Kucera a few days ago. Twitter as a source of disinformation? Tell me about it, bitches. By today there’s a full-on backlash. You can tell the tide has...
Twitturglary plagiarism followup: I was robbed.... →
After finding The Telegraph published my words last week without correct (and worse, with improper) attribution, I was both pleased and pissed. I was flattered that a big time newspaper like the…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-14) →
Sidney Lumet (6)
Jamie Foxx (1)
Akon (1)
The-Dream (1)
Lloyd (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Hey Is That ... ?
http://www.facebook.com/therealshaq http://facebook.com/free.porn http://facebook.com/aplusk http://facebook.com/Ev.Williams http://www.facebook.com/biz.stone http://www.facebook.com/Sergey.Brin http://www.facebook.com/larrypage http://www.facebook.com/kanye http://www.facebook.com/lizlemon http://www.facebook.com/snoopdog http://www.facebook.com/schwarzenegger...
Is This Plagiarism?
An article on the “Twitter burglary” (which, for the record, is a silly story that is likely little more than coincidence) lifts a passage from my WIRED feature “I Am Here” and attributes it as a quote to the victim of the burglary. I initially came across it in the free UK daily Metro, and assumed that was the source, but a little digging has turned up the same story in...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-7) →
Sin Fang Bous (83)
Damien Jurado (29)
Thievery Corporation (20)
Björk (18)
Jay-Z (18)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
The Double Dipsea →
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Goodbye, Redundancy
I just disconnected my Twitter from my Tumblr. You’re welcome.
Watching out my window as an incredibly rare storm system rolls towards Oakland http://twitpic.com/6kkmc
Really exploring the new version of TypePad for the first time. It’s fantastic! Long overdue, but I absolutely love it.